NINETY ONE UK LIMITED
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Cash
£97m
+5.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£106m
+34.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
446
+1.1% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£32m
-14.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £293,304,000 | £300,384,000 | £323,007,000 | +7.5% | |
| Operating profit | £36,324,000 | £36,011,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £36,739,000 | £37,409,000 | £32,049,000 | -14.3% | |
| Net profit | £26,221,000 | £26,239,000 | £24,259,000 | -7.5% | |
| Cash | £81,875,000 | £92,463,000 | £97,253,000 | +5.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £142,225,000 | £138,648,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £77,041,000 | £78,896,000 | £105,887,000 | +34.2% | |
| Equity | £77,041,000 | £78,896,000 | £105,887,000 | +34.2% | |
| Average employees | 447 | 441 | 446 | +1.1% | |
| Wages | £117,930,000 | £121,726,000 | £130,041,000 | +6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,013,000 | £2,148,000 | £2,054,000 | -4.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 12.0% | — | |
| Net margin | 8.9% | 8.7% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.5% | 26.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.9% | 65.6% | 59.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 1.67x | 1.64x | |
| Interest cover | 13.51x | 15.10x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- NINETY ONE UK LIMITED 2020-03-16 → present
- INVESTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2000-06-30 → 2020-03-16
- INVESTEC GUINNESS FLIGHT LIMITED 1998-11-10 → 2000-06-30
- GUINNESS FLIGHT HAMBRO ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1997-05-06 → 1998-11-10
- GUINNESS FLIGHT GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1987-04-13 → 1997-05-06
- THIRTY-SIXTH SHELF INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED 1986-07-10 → 1987-04-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYKE, Adrian Brettell | Secretary | 2019-02-14 | — | — |
| ALCOCK, Kevin Robert | Director | 2022-09-09 | Jan 1963 | British |
| CAMERON, Grant David | Director | 2022-09-23 | Jan 1965 | British |
| GREEN, John Conrad | Director | 2018-10-01 | Sep 1965 | South African |
| MCFARLAND, Kim Mary | Director | 2001-09-20 | Jun 1964 | British |
| MCNAB, John Terence | Director | 2019-08-13 | Jun 1966 | South African |
| SMITH, Nigel Arthur Scott | Director | 2021-03-01 | Dec 1974 | British |
| WELTHAGEN, Sandy Anne | Director | 2023-12-01 | Oct 1980 | South African |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Hilary Margaret | Secretary | 2015-04-01 | 2017-11-09 |
| DURRANS, Susan Jane | Secretary | — | 1994-09-21 |
| SLADE, Martin Keith | Secretary | 1994-09-21 | 2015-04-01 |
| VERO, Tobias Henry | Secretary | 2017-11-09 | 2019-01-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Heather Jane | Secretary | 2002-07-23 | 2006-01-31 |
| AIRD, David Johnston | Director | 2002-11-26 | 2013-11-22 |
| ATKINSON JR, James Joseph | Director | 1994-02-16 | 1997-05-01 |
| BAKER, Peter Charles | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| BRITS, George Hendrik Fredrik | Director | 2001-09-20 | 2004-03-17 |
| BROWN, Ewan Jackson | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| BRUCE, David Ian Rehbinder | Director | — | 1993-03-12 |
| BURVILL, Christopher Robert | Director | 1995-11-22 | 1997-05-01 |
| CAROLUS, Cheryl Ann | Director | 2013-12-12 | 2016-02-25 |
| DALEY, Michael John William | Director | 1994-04-05 | 1997-05-01 |
| DE LUCY, William Edward | Director | 1994-02-16 | 1997-05-01 |
| DOUGLAS MANN, Stewart Charles Hamilton | Director | 1995-11-22 | 1997-05-01 |
| DU TOIT, Hendrik Jacobus | Director | 1998-10-09 | 2019-05-30 |
| DURRANS, Susan Jane | Director | 1996-04-17 | 1997-05-01 |
| FARRELL, Richard Russell | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| FERRINI, Domenico | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-05-05 |
| FERRINI, Domenico | Director | 2004-09-02 | 2013-11-22 |
| FLETCHER, Adam Johne | Director | 2022-09-09 | 2024-01-24 |
| FLIGHT, Howard Emerson, Lord | Director | — | 2019-05-30 |
| GOSA, Noluthando Primrose | Director | 2013-11-22 | 2018-07-01 |
| GREEN, John Conrad | Director | 2010-01-22 | 2013-11-22 |
| GRIFFIN, William Thomas Jackson | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2000-09-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul Thomas | Director | 2001-09-20 | 2003-10-13 |
| GUINNESS, Timothy Whitmore Newton | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| HERMAN, Hugh Sidney | Director | 1999-11-09 | 2020-02-29 |
| HOFFMAN, Mark | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| HOWARD, Dudley Robin | Director | 1994-05-01 | 1996-09-30 |
| ISHIKAWA, Toshio | Director | 1997-04-21 | 1998-07-09 |
| IWAI, Joji | Director | — | 1992-09-16 |
| JOHNSTONE, Lynda Karen | Director | 1996-04-17 | 1997-05-01 |
| KANTOR, Bernard | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2019-05-30 |
| KANTOR, Ian Robert | Director | 2013-11-22 | 2019-05-30 |
| KING, Roger Allin | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| KOSEFF, Stephen | Director | 1999-08-18 | 2019-05-30 |
| LESLIE, James Seymour | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| LEWIS, David Gwynder | Director | 1997-05-01 | 1998-09-23 |
| LIDDELL, David Lyon | Director | — | 2002-11-26 |
| MACLEOD, Jamie Joseph Edward | Director | 2001-09-20 | 2002-04-12 |
| MARTIN SMITH, Andrew Everard | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| MATSUTOYA, Aisuke | Director | — | 1995-03-17 |
| MCCATHIE, Nicholas Richard | Director | 1997-01-22 | 1997-05-01 |
| MCNAB, John Terence | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2013-11-22 |
| MILLAR, Keith Malcolm Hedley | Director | — | 1995-07-28 |
| MOTTRAM, Nicholas James | Director | 2001-09-20 | 2004-07-14 |
| POTTER, David Roger William | Director | — | 1999-06-01 |
| RILEY, Michael Bruce | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| RIVETT CARNAC, Miles James | Director | 1997-09-12 | 1998-09-10 |
| SAMUELSON, Mark Ivan | Director | 2001-11-28 | 2013-11-22 |
| SAUNDERS, Philip Gordon Strode | Director | 2001-09-20 | 2013-11-22 |
| SAUNDERS, Philip Gordon Strode | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| SAUNDERS, Richard Berry | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2019-05-30 |
| SEYMOUR, Francis Charles Edward, Lord | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| SHUENYANE, Khumo Lesego | Director | 2017-11-03 | 2019-05-30 |
| SMITH, Nicholas Charles Mark | Director | 1994-02-16 | 1997-05-01 |
| SORKIN, Alexander Michael | Director | 1997-05-01 | 1998-01-27 |
| SOWERBY, Andrew | Director | 2002-11-26 | 2005-02-01 |
| SPRINGMAN, John Quentin Eyre | Director | 1994-02-16 | 1995-12-31 |
| TAKANO, Kengo | Director | 1992-09-16 | 1996-07-17 |
| TANAKA, Masakazu | Director | 1995-03-17 | 1997-05-01 |
| TAPNACK, Bradley | Director | 2002-09-30 | 2019-05-30 |
| TAYLOR, Maureen | Director | 1996-04-17 | 1997-05-01 |
| THOMAS, Timothy David Hamilton | Director | 1998-04-30 | 1999-10-31 |
| THOMAS, Timothy David Hamilton | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| TITI, Fani | Director | 2013-11-22 | 2019-05-30 |
| TWEED, Nigel David Stuart | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| VAN HOOF, Luc Jean Jacques Jules | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2011-05-16 |
| WALSH, Andrew Gregory | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninety One Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-01 | Active |
| Ninety One Global Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-03-16 | Ceased 2022-04-01 |
| Ninety One Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-03-15 | Ceased 2020-03-16 |
| Investec Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-02-26 | Ceased 2020-03-15 |
| Investec 1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 434 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.